Officers killed 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes Monday, said an official in Midland City, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Agents stormed the bunker, whisking the boy to safety and leaving Dykes dead. The official who confirmed that officers had killed Dykes and the use of the camera cited discussions with law enforcement and requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.

Dale County Coroner Woodrow Hilboldt said Tuesday that he had not been able to confirm exactly how Dykes died because the man’s body remained in the bunker.

He didn’t “DIE”. He was killed. How did the bus driver “DIE”? ….oh yeah, Dykes killed him, but we don’t need to wait for the autopsy to know that.

The Midland City official said law enforcement agents had been viewing Dykes with some sort of camera, which is how they saw that he had a gun. FBI Special Agent Jason Pack declined to get into specifics, but confirmed that high-tech surveillance equipment was used during the police standoff.

At the request of law enforcement authorities, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta had approved the provision of certain equipment that could be employed to assist in the hostage situation, according to a U.S. official who requested anonymity to discuss a pending law enforcement matter. It is not clear whether the equipment was actually used.

It also wasn’t clear how authorities knew Dykes was armed, or what kind of surveillance they used to track his behavior and movement.